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CLEANER, SAFER AND SMARTER ROAD TRANSPORT FOR EUROPE
09 January 2007 - NAFEMS
| TRA will focus on the implementation of the European Research Area in support of a sustainable, safer and more efficient road transport system in Europe. The event is organised jointly by the European Commission, European Road Transport Research Advisory Council and Conference of European Directors of Roads. |
TRA will focus on the implementation of the European Research Area in support of a sustainable, safer and more efficient road transport system in Europe. The event is organised jointly by the European Commission, European Road Transport Research Advisory Council and Conference of European Directors of Roads. The objective of the conference is to promote the strategic alignment of road transport research, bringing together all European road research stakeholders around a shared ‘Strategic Research Agenda’. Among other things, this means combining and coordinating European, national, regional and private research actions, improving networking and pooling research and development capacities. TRA will address an expected 1 500 industry and research managers, senior researchers, engineers and scientists, as well as representatives of public authorities from across Europe and around the world. The conference will be complemented by a major exhibition showcasing how recent and future road research and technological development in Europe is supporting the conference theme. TRA will offer all stakeholders a unique opportunity to discuss strategies for the future of road transport in Europe. The event comes at a key period leading up to the start of the 7th European Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) where the development of technologies for safer, more efficient and sustainable road transport is a top priority for our economy and the quality of life of our citizens.
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About: NAFEMS
NAFEMS is a not for profit organisation aimed at promoting best practices and also fostering education and awareness in the engineering analysis community. In line with its objectives to promote the effective use of simulation technologies, NAFEMS is continually seeking to create awareness of new analysis methodologies, deliver education & training, and stimulate the adoption of best practices and standards by offering a platform for continuous professional development.By the late 1970s and early 1980s, as computing power became more widely available, increasingly industry was starting to solve practical engineering problems using finite element analysis techniques. There was however considerable concern that the accuracy of the methods, and software implementations, required to be verified in order to allow the results to be effectively used. Following extensive lobbying, by industry and academia, the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) set up, and funded, a project within the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL), based in East Kilbride, Scotland, to investigate the issues. As a result the National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards, quickly shortened to the acronym NAFEMS, was founded as a special interest group in 1983 with a specific objective namely: "To promote the safe and reliable use of finite element and related technology" In order to keep engineers abreast of the latest developments in the Analysis World the quarterly magazine BENCHmark was launched by NAFEMS in July 1987. After seven years of seed funding by the UK government, and with the support of its industrial members, the decision was taken to launch NAFEMS Ltd as an independent not-for-profit company, owned by its member's in 1990. The company celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2000, and has developed both the scope of its technology focus and its membership well beyond the original vision. Today NAFEMS and its members are involved in many different types of engineering simulation covering both products and processes. Membership continues to grow, now exceeding 700 corporate members in over 30 different countries. Steering groups have been set up in the UK, France, Germany, and the USA to co-ordinate local activities and interaction with members. |
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